Method of and building for garaging motor vehicles



M. SILBERMAN 1,843,843 METHOD OF AND BUILDING FOR GARAGING MOTOR VEHICLES FeB. 2, 1932.

2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Nov. 19, 1929 5 WITNESSES ATTORNEY M. SILBERMAN 1,843,843

METHOD OF AND BUILDING FOR GARAGING MOTOR VEHICLES Feb. 2, 1932.

Filed Nov. 19. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVE-INITOR my SzZermwz BY ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 2, 1932 TATES MURRAY SILBERMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

METHOD OF AND BUILDING FOR GARAGING MOTOR VEHICLES Application filed November 19, 1929. Serial No. 408,843.

This invention relates to method of and building for gauging-motor vehicles.

It is amon the objects of the present invention to provide a novel and improved garage system, including inclined conveyors which are adapted to move the motor vehicles from one floor to another of a building. I

A further object of the present invention is to provide in a building, a plurality of floors and interconnecting conveyors whereby a vehicle may be moved without use of its own power from one floor to another of the building.

A further object-of the present invention is to provide a system of the class described,

including automobile jacks, which may engage the'motor vehicle to move it about the floor of the building without use of the power,

, of the vehicle. 7

2 Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel and improved system whereby the arrangement is such that maximum parking capacity may be secured in minimum space.

Other objects of the present invention will be apparent from a consideration of the following specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a vertical section through a building embodying one form of the present invention;

A Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on lines 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional viewtaken on lines 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 41- is a top plan view of the automobile jack used in the present system, and

Fig. 5 is a detail view of the conveyor belt showing the vehicle abutment thereon.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen that the present invention is applicable to various types of buildings. The building illustrated in Fig. 1, includes the upper floors 10 above ground level, the ground level floors 11, and the sub-ground level floors 12. a The present invention is particularly adapted for use in oti'icebuildings, stores, and v the like,.and is arranged to provide parking space in sub-ground level floors, such as those of the building,

runway let is divided from the remainder of the ground level floor 11, by partitions 15. t will be understood that, if desired, the remaining ground level may be used for the storage of vehicles, but as the present invention is particularly designed for the storage of vehicles under the ground level, the construction here shown provides the partitions 15, which permits the use of all of the remaining ground floor for oilice or store space. Associated with the runway 14 and extending through apertures 16 of the floor thereof, raising and lowering inclined conveyorsl? and 18, respectively, are provided. The lowering'conveyor 18 is positioned on the right side of the runway going in, while the raising conveyor 17 is positioned on the right side of the runway going out, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2. A vehicle entering the building moves to the position as shown in Fig. l, with its front wheels on the conveyor and abutting the movable abutment of the conveyor shown in Fig. 5, which will be hereinafter described. The conveyor is then moved in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1, and the vehicle is moved thereby to the next floor. In passing from the building, the vehicle is carried up by the conveyor 17 to the runway 14: and moves under itsown power therefrom. 1

Referring more particularly to the intermediate sub-ground level floors, it will be seen that each is provided with a small aperture 19 for the reception of the lower end of the conveyors and with a larger aperture 20 with which theupper end of the next floor conveyor is associated for 'theupward or downward movement of vehicles thereth'rough. Between the apertures 19 and 20, a substantial platform 21 is provided which, as indicated in Fig.3, permits the vehicle to be moved to the side out of alinement' with the conveyors, to be directed on the floor, or,'if' desired, the'vehicles may move thereover to 2- arrangement beingwsuohfthat like-386016611161? glency -v-the abutment may. be -movecl so that by suitable geuringindicatecl at with the rear axle 26'"of"the5lriving Wheels" 27;' 'zPh assembly further includes a motor 28 which I V I I I the floor" beneath; whereby between said efizn eyoisnpl erm ispr i e fo a motor 7 the next adjacent lowering or elevatingconveyor For-movingthevehicles ziboutthe floor, thus to obviate the necessity ofthe vehicles operating under their own power and thus- I discharging noxious exhaust "gases into the 'building, autornobilejacks, as shown inYFigQI 4, and general-1v;inclicateulbyltlie1numeral 22, areprovi'cletl. Zlheautomobilefjacks are; I I I .i conveying motorvehicles therebetween, said -meivns f oompriising fle'xibl'ejinclinecl ibelt conprovided with a single front steering wheel 23, va propelling vinept-01 24 associated.

is adapted to operate'thejac'k enment'see;

' swhich ,elemen'ts are adapted to; receive; i' th e :axle iof the vehicle; .a-ncl why enengizetion of e the ineter raises the .iirontv Wheels of the v'ee :hiclei fnom the'floor. Thezs ingle front steer,-

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-Fro17n the foregoing itiwi-ll mead-i13 beseeI tkrettheinvention pnov'icles a inovel end. provecllnetho el of /ancl building for thega rege ing of motor vehicles.

7 the invention is, not-qoonlfinecl to theeyeeifie structural" detgils henein disclosed. hut-that;

numernus'chs ngesg modifications, and {the h ll use I of; QQflllYfifllGHtS may beresortecl' to with out' departingfro nthe spl rltor scop-e of the invention as outlined in the -a gpencle cl claims 1. 'A"Inotor-'vehi'cle housing systemf i l V having-fa girounel flojor and a @lur-ality- Vg-nound floors,together wlth mealns i v ymg wmotor 2 vehicles therehet-wee n, said Whetisclariineclis:

ing 11 f h'ousing istnuoture I tori-motor v means comprising flexible" inclined =heltoo veyors, lithe lower renal 4 of} said conueyors 2-1;)

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tween "the floorsrespectively and. 1

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f l endfa' floorthereebo-ve toipeifmit of themove- 1 ment of 21* motor vehicleqout 5 of; said ailfig'ir' 'lation from the upperi end of the conveyors 1 vehicle. e

conveyors a platform is provitled for a motor r w 2. A' motor. vehicle housing systeim "ine oles'; having a ground jfloor and a f' fplurality V Jofsub-ground floors, together with means, for

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clucling an automobile jack adapted to 'raise V the .tront ofgthe vehicle anplto 'prqpelit i'vom the platfonm.=.- 7

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